Synonyms for knee
niknee

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. knee, knee joint, human knee, articulatio genus, genunoun

   hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

   Synonyms:
   articulatio genus, stifle, knee joint, human knee, genu

2. stifle, kneenoun

   joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

   Synonyms:
   articulatio genus, knee joint, stifle, human knee, genu

3. kneenoun

   the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee

   Synonyms:
   articulatio genus, stifle, knee joint, human knee, genu

Matched Categories

1. • Cloth Covering
   • Hinge Joint
   • Joint

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. kneenoun

   Associated words:
   genuflect, genuflection, ham, hock, gonitis, stifle, geniculate, dib, quadriceps

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "knee":

   lap, kneecap

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1. George Steinbrenner:

   I ’m aggravated, frustrated, angry, but again, that’s not going to push me into a knee-jerk reaction to get rid of somebody that I believe the players respect, want to play for, want to win for and overall has done a good job keeping that clubhouse together through this difficult three months.

2. Oday Aboushi:

   CLICK HERE TO GET MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Oday Aboushi considers Oday Aboushi teammates, of all backgrounds, Oday Aboushi brothers. Oday Aboushi praised former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick for sparking a movement in 2016, when Oday Aboushi started taking a knee during the national anthem to protest systemic racism. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said last summer theleague was wrongfor not listening to players fighting for racial equality andencouraged themto protest peacefully. Were all fighting for the same thing.

3. Witness Jose Torres:

   It’s not a knee-jerk reaction. They’re trained to shoot until the risk is ended. i’m not going to use the word, but I said, ‘Why the f are they still shooting him if he’s on the ground?'.

4. Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei:

   It's difficult to predict now, the knee-jerk reaction from the market is probably a bit excessive and needs to calm down and take an objective view.

5. Bradley Beal:

   We were just taking some precautionary measures, the knee feels a lot better, my whole body feels great. I felt refreshed and rejuvenated tonight.